These sweet bracelets are for a great cause (and they’re made by the cutest trio)
This’ll warm your heart.
Three dynamic Cork sisters are creating the cutest bracelets for Gaza, and are over halfway to reaching their €2,000 fundraising target.
With watermelons becoming the symbol of Palestinian solidarity — the fruit bears its national colours of red, black, white, and green — Rosie (10), Anna (7) and Sylvie (5) Carter started their Watermelon Peace initiative to help young children caught up in the conflict.
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Priced at just €8, the sweet colourful bracelets are adorned with uplifting affirmations like “kindness,” “joy,” “happy,” “free,” “peace,” and “hope” — wearable messages of positivity and solidarity.
Proud mum Gail told Yay Cork: “We are super proud, they really are great girls. They know that there’s a war but we obviously shelter them from how harrowing it all is. But they know that so many children are now injured and that we need to help them in any way that we can.
“Rosie would have overheard us talking about the smallies being injured and wanted to help. She decided with Anna and Sylvie to make bracelets.”
Having decided on the logo — a watermelon and the peace sign — stickers were made, orders were placed for bracelet-making supplies, and the girls got to work.
“They’ve had such amazing support so far, so we are very grateful,” said Gail. “I’m very proud that they are growing up with strong values of kindness and fairness.”
The girls have already held a sell-out pop-up sale at Good Day Deli, supported by auntie Clare Condon, owner of the award-winning garden café.
“They totally sold out and we hope to do another pop-up before Christmas but are currently dealing with a rather long order list,” laughed Gail. “So it may be in the new year.
“They are handmade by three very busy ladies — lots of plays, etc now coming up to Christmas — so there’s a slight wait. They made nearly 20 this evening though, so getting there.”
Orders are welcomed via the Watermelon Peace Instagram page, with a small waiting list due to overwhelming demand, and the aim is to raise €2,000 for the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
